Oil/wood, parquetted. Signed lower left. 17th century

74.5 x 106 cm. Framed : 93 x 126 cm (gilt stucco frame); 16.5 kg.

Granida, who meets the shepherd Daifilo and his companion Dorilea while hunting, is offered water to drink from a shell by Daifilo. In the 17th century, the story of this pair of lovers, which was taken from the play "Granida" by Pieter C. Hooft, was an inspiration for many painters and poets. Traces of age.

If Jacob G. Cuyp, then: Dutch painter (1594 Dordrecht - 1652 ibid.), probably a pupil of his father Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp, member of the Guild of St. Luke in Dordrecht; if Benjamin G. Cuyp, then: Dutch painter (1612 Dordrecht - 1652 ibid.), pupil of his older stepbrother Jacob G. Cuyp. All lots with a limit (starting price) of at least €1,500 are checked against the Art Loss Register database.

Literature : Thieme/Becker.